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Type the product as you'd say it ('laptop', 'agarbatti', 'cotton t-shirt'). We rank the matching lines from all 5,606 WCO HS-2022 codes, then pull the live import duty into your importing country — including any preferential rate for your exporting country — plus destination VAT and origin-specific export benefits.

300490

HS code · Chapter 30 · Best match

Chemicals & allied industries

Medicaments in Dosage (n.e.s.)

India → South Africa

Import duty · South Africa

MFN applied · 2023 · WITS

Preferential · from India

None found

MFN rate applies

VAT / GST · South Africa

15%

standard rate · on CIF + duty

Export benefit from India (RoDTEP, DGFT Appendix 4R): 0.7% of FOB · India GST on this line ≈ 12%

Full duty & FTA check Who imports it HS page

Sources: WCO HS 2022 nomenclature · DGFT RoDTEP Appendix 4R · World Bank WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS. HS6 is the international level used by every customs authority; national schedules add 2–4 digits (e.g. India ITC-HS 8-digit, EU CN 8-digit, US HTS 10-digit) — confirm the national line before filing. Export incentives are shown only for the selected origin.

Vametra AI Brain · what this means for youAI read

For HS 300490 from India to South Africa, the import duty is 0% MFN and the destination VAT is 15%, so the landed tax burden is mainly VAT rather than customs duty. On the export side, India shows a 0.7% of FOB benefit effective 2026-05-01, which slightly improves your margin but does not change the import-side cost picture. The single most valuable next step is a full duty and FTA check for India → South Africa to confirm whether any preferential rate or compliance condition can further reduce total landed cost.

Recommended next steps

01Full duty & FTA check: India → South Africa

MFN and preferential rates into South Africa + RoDTEP export benefit.

02World demand for HS 300490

Who imports it, how much and the 5-year trend.

03Cost a shipment to South Africa (Command Center)

FOB → CIF → landed with duty, VAT and FX.

04Find buyers in South Africa

Importer records matched to the HS family.

05India → South Africa export guide

Documents, certifications and FTA status for this lane.

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